In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zone he might have found and takes him out of London - to a small village in Herefordshire where the local police are reluctant to admit that there might be a supernatural element to the disappearance of some local children. But while you can take the London copper out of London you can't take the London out of the copper. Travelling west with Beverley Brook, Peter soon finds himself caught up in a deep mystery and having to tackle local cops and local gods. And what's more all the shops are closed by 4pm ...

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9780575132504

Ben Aaronovitch

Urban Fantasy author with an array of writing experience including Doctor Who, Blake 7 and Casualty...

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“Review of Foxglove Summer”

This time Peter Grant heads for the wilds of Herefordshire to see if there is any magic involved in a case of two lost children. All seems normal, but he can’t leave it alone so volunteers to help. Then things go...
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“Basically Brilliant”

Brilliant.

What Ben Aaronovitch needed in other books he finds here (and the last book - read it!). This book offers everything you could look for in a crime-fantasy. The plot is developed, the characters are...
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